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First Line: I GREW UP BENT OVER
Last Line: The masters play blindfolded, / the great ones on several boards at the same time
Subject(s): CHILDREN; GAMES; WORLD WAR II; CHILDHOOD; RECREATION; PASTIMES; AMUSEMENTS; SECOND WORLD WAR;
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